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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Cedric go after Thanksgiving dinner?
(a) Back to Brown.
(b) To visit his father.
(c) To Harvard to see friends from the M.I.T. program.
(d) To see LaTisha.

2. In Chapter 10, how do Rob and Cedric amend the music rules?
(a) They agree to alternate music.
(b) They agree that bathroom breaks do not count.
(c) They agree not to listen to music.
(d) They use a timer.

3. What are Zayd Dohrn's parents occupations?
(a) Lawyer and professor.
(b) Engineer and professor.
(c) Own a restaurant.
(d) Doctors.

4. One October evening, why does Rob yell at Cedric?
(a) Cedric made a snide comment.
(b) Cedric forgets to pass on a phone message.
(c) Cedric threw some of his stuff away.
(d) Cedric will not turn off his music.

5. How is LaTisha doing at college?
(a) She has dropped out.
(b) She is transferring to a better school.
(c) She is getting all As.
(d) She is struggling and will only take two classes next semester.

6. Why is Larry Wakeford teaching at Brown?
(a) He is a Brown graduate.
(b) Brown offers three-year stints to high school teachers.
(c) He recently received his doctorate degree.
(d) He teaches for a year at a time at various Ivy League colleges.

7. Who gets control of the music in Cedric's dorm room?
(a) The person who wins an arm wrestling match.
(b) The person who is alone in the room.
(c) Cedric, because it is his CD player.
(d) Depends on the day of the week.

8. Where do Cedric and his family eat dinner during parents' weekend?
(a) Zooma.
(b) El Principe.
(c) Aspire.
(d) Adesso.

9. What class is Cedric dropping after mid-terms?
(a) Psychology.
(b) Discrete Math.
(c) Spanish.
(d) Calculus.

10. In May, what started another fight between Cedric and Rob?
(a) Rob not cleaning the sink after shaving.
(b) Cedric playing his television too loudly.
(c) Rob not following the music rules.
(d) Cedric not following the music rules.

11. Who does Barbara tell Cedric to call collect?
(a) Dr. Korb.
(b) The principal of Ballou.
(c) Clarence Thomas.
(d) Bishop Long.

12. What grade does Cedric get on his calculus mid-term?
(a) 55.
(b) 98.
(c) 89.
(d) 30.

13. Who is the first speaker on Alumni day?
(a) A boy who graduated in 1990.
(b) A girl who graduated in 1993.
(c) A girl who graduated in 1989.
(d) Cedric.

14. What grade does Cedric get on his first psychology mid-term?
(a) 85.
(b) 30.
(c) 98.
(d) 55.

15. Who besides Cedric attends Alumni Day?
(a) A few teachers.
(b) Most of the previous year's seniors and all the teachers.
(c) One or two students and a few teachers.
(d) Ten or so seniors, half a dozen graduates, and about twenty teachers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where will Cedric eat Thanksgiving dinner?

2. Why does Sherene tell Cedric Gilliam to get out of her apartment?

3. What verse does Cedric remember in Calculus 10 class?

4. What bothers Cedric about the teacher in the class he observes?

5. Why do minority students not seek out counseling or tutoring?

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